Reposted by Jeremy BrinkWorld Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Steven Spielberg wears a respirator while being interviewed outside the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on September 19, 2026. Respiratory protection doesn’t have to be unusual or disruptive. For many people, it remains a simple, everyday way to reduce the risk of airborne (...) 1027768
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Articles like these are emblematic of the institutional amnesia surrounding Covid-19. A pathogen that emerged less than seven years ago, which can cause fatigue during the acute infection and as a common long-term effect, not even mentioned. Conspicuously absent. www.nbcnews.com/health/menta...nbcnews.comWhy are Americans so tired? CDC report highlights who’s feeling it mostFatigue is one of the most common concerns reported in primary care visits, yet not much attention is given to how often adults in the U.S. are coping with it. 381001351
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026George Chuvalo has died. Born on this day in 1937, he was a five-time Canadian heavyweight champion and twice fought Muhammad Ali. In 93 fights, he was never knocked down. Ali called him the toughest man he ever fought. He had 73 wins, 64 by knockout. RIP Champ. 📸 Toronto Sun 1023365
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026As we recall the trauma caused by COVID in 2020, we should not forget COVID continues to harm. Many still suffer from Long COVID, people who mask are often harassed, and we haven’t scaled clean air infrastructure. If we truly acknowledge past harms, we should be working to create a better future. 131318404
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026It’s always odd to me when I get asked if I am wearing a mask because I am sick. In my experience, these days most people wearing a mask are doing so to prevent themselves getting sick, and most people who are sick don’t wear a mask at all. 42828164
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJulie Morris of the Auntifa Morrises @juliemoonthego.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Just so we are aware of the Province’s priorities. Beer being sold in gas stations, because apparently drunk driving isn’t a problem. Health care PSWs STILL on strike because looking after the elderly or disabled is codling those who offer nothing to the economy. 1228
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 19/07/2026An interesting but horrifying piece by @desmondcole.bsky.social on the use of AI in Ontario jails. Michael Kerzner, Minister of the Solicitor General, solidifying his spot in the #ShadyBunch with this garbage. Hon. Michael Kerzner Solicitor General 416-326-5000 Minister.SOLGEN@ontario.ca 23012
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Ontarians…please wear N95 if you must be outdoors. Turn on your HEPAs if you’ve got ‘em. Our most vulnerable, especially unhoused individuals, are at very high risk…hoping health units & city officials are handing out N95s on streets. This is the worst our (as in, outside my home) has ever been: 35926
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkToronto Tempo @tempobasketball.bsky.social · 08/07/2026NEVER A DOUBT. HARD EARNED. ⭐️ For the first time in her career, Marina Mabrey is a WNBA All-Star! 👏 See y’all in Chicago! 👋 1638556
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJosh Lewenberg @jlewenberg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Happy Kyle Lowry Day! In 2022, ahead of his first game back in Toronto, I asked some of his former Raptors teammates to share memorable stories about the GROAT. Here are a few that stood out, from DeMar, Rudy Gay, T-Ross and FVV. 0204
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkIsaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026NEW: Five major Ontario school boards that have been under the direct supervision of the Ford government for a year or more have posted budget deficits despite the education minister blaming trustees for their financial turmoil. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1195540...globalnews.caOntario school boards record more deficits a year after supervisors sent in | Globalnews.caIn June 2025, Minister Paul Calandra announced he would appoint supervisors to the Toronto public, Toronto Catholic, Ottawa-Carleton and Dufferin-Peel school boards. 64833
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkIsaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NEW: It's official. The Ford government has now applied it's restrictive new freedom of information law to our request for Premier Doug Ford's cellphone. NDP says that shows hiding phone records was the purpose of the changes. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1194357...globalnews.caOntario applies new transparency law to Premier Doug Ford’s cellphone, denies access | Globalnews.caThe government announced this spring it would tighten Ontario's transparency laws to offer near-blanket exemptions for the premier, ministers and all of their political staff. 47251
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkAFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @africanarchives.bsky.social · 26/06/2026“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” —Martin Luther King Jr 0194
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/06/2026Six years since the start of COVID and this type of misinformation by omission is still rampant. The best protection against airborne pathogens is wearing a high quality mask. 19438168
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkThe Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Person Asking For Source Clarifies A Source That Agrees With Them, Not All Those Other Sources 1382111
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkIsaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026When Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited “unsustainable” costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among career college students. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1189211...globalnews.caMost OSAP growth came from career college students, documents show | Globalnews.caData shows that between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the province spent $465 million more on OSAP grants, and 95 per cent of that went to private college students. 11611
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkBlack Film Alerts 🎥 @blackfilmalerts.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Keith David has finally received his well deserved star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today is his 70th birthday! 22792151675
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkConor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Remember that the existence of Long Covid and the fact that millions of people worldwide are suffering from it creates an extraordinary dissonance in the minds of a section of the population who wish to believe the falsity that Covid is no longer dangerous, and perhaps never was. 223978
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkHamilton Tiger-Cats @ticatsbot.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈 011
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 01/06/2026On this day in 1997, Canadian Donovan Bailey and American Michael Johnson ran in a 150-metre race at SkyDome to determine who was the World's Fastest Man. The race was won by Bailey after Johnson exited the race at the 110 metre mark citing a quadricep injury. 📸 Robert Mackson 4306
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkThe Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Scientists Baffled As Infections Continue Despite Hand Sanitizer Near Door 420356
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkThe Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Did Something Happen In The Last Six Years That Could Have Caused A Decline And Loss Of Energy Everywhere? Anything? Anything At All? No. We Couldn’t Think Of Anything Either. Lockdowns, I guess. 418767
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkNBA @nba.com · 18/05/2026SGA. MVP. B2B. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the Kia NBA MVP for the second-consecutive season and becomes the 14th back-to-back winner in NBA history! 910023
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkNBA @nba.com · 18/05/2026The 2025-26 KIA NBA MVP is... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander! 1821840
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkWNBA @wnba.com · 08/05/2026Canada’s WNBA era officially begins tonight 🇨🇦 Watch the Toronto Tempo make history in their first-ever regular season game at 7:30pm/ET on ION. WNBA Tip-Off | @carmax.com 619528
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026More of this is needed 👇 1264
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 24/04/2026This is outrageous. Beyond an unprecedented land grab, Doug Ford is also significantly increasing policing on Toronto's waterfront: “the detachment will include a helicopter pad, a proposed marine unit and the first OPP Mounted Unit in Ontario.” No. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1... 33014
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkHeather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Let’s have a look at just 2 of the bills in this current session that #PierrePoilievre voted against. Bill C-227, an act to establish a national strategy on housing for young Canadians & C-226, an act to establish a national framework to improve food price transparency - ALL #CPC voted against it. 44323
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Housing OSAP cuts Healthcare Gravy Plane FOI changes Ontario Place Science Centre Public education Autism supports Greenbelt scandal Surveillance pricing Just a few reasons to contact Doug. Premier's Office 416-325-1941 premier@ontario.ca Constituency Office 416-745-2859 doug.fordco@pc.ola.org 1013589
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Gout Gout, 18, breaks Usain Bolt's under-18 200m record with 19.67 seconds - Australian sprinter from Brisbane is the new fastest teen on Earth 1414275637
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkToronto Tempo @tempobasketball.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Canada’s team couldn’t be complete without one of our own. 🇨🇦 We’ve officially signed Kia Nurse. 817532
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Municipalities are forced to increase your property taxes to deliver services that are the Ford government's responsibility, but that they aren't actually providing. Even though you've already paid your provincial taxes for those services. So, you're paying twice for services that are worse. 25733
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 04/04/2026In Nara, Japan, sika deer roam freely among cherry blossoms, creating a breathtaking scene each spring. These sacred creatures enjoy the beauty of hanami season too. 645415936
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkWNBA @wnba.com · 03/04/2026The Toronto Tempo have selected their roster 👏 Julie Allemand Nyara Sabally Marina Mabrey Aaliyah Nye Lexi Held María Conde Maria Kliundikova Adja Kane Nikolina Milić Kitija Laksa Kristy Wallace 2026 WNBA Expansion Draft presented by State Street Investment Management SPY 111620
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 02/04/2026A reminder of what regional governments are responsible for in Ontario: • Region-wide land use planning and development • Policing • Sewer and water systems • Health services • Social services • Transit • Arterial roads • Waste disposal 23719
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This is outrageous! By giving his government the power to appoint ALL regional chairs across Ontario, Premier Ford is effectively seizing control of regional governments. School boards. Killing FOIs. And now, regional councils. Ford is dismantling our democracy. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...ctvnews.caOntario to build on ‘strong mayor’ system by appointing ‘strong’ regional chairsOntario’s municipal affairs minister is proposing to appoint a slate of regional council chairs and give them additional powers, as the government has done with so-called strong mayors. 14152108
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkCoach Dan Casey @coachdancasey.bsky.social · 01/04/202631 seconds of Lorenzo Neal lead blocking for Mike Alstott 3466
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkMaxwell Smith, PhD @maxwellsmith.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Dr. Celeste Jean Thirlwell's medical licence has been revoked. She provided 1,425 letters to exempt patients from COVID vaccination, masking, and testing requirements. To the tune of $300 per letter, at that. She made $427,500 over a 3-month period. torontolife.com/city/a-toron...torontolife.comA Toronto doctor made $427,500 selling fake Covid vaccine-exemption letters - Toronto LifeHer medical licence has been revoked 23315
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkCanada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 28/03/2026Ontario doctor stripped of licence after allegedly issuing 1,400 COVID-19 exemption letters 'for profit' www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/onta… ↷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁 13920
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 27/03/2026It's not good. • $345M in unspecified cuts to housing programs • No increased funding for affordable housing • No funding for rent relief and no real rent control • No plan to legalize "missing middle" housing • No plan to renew federal-provincial housing funding agreements 04118
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkHeather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Dunning Kruger poster boy, #PierrePoilievre, got fact-checked in his appearance on #JoeRogan. As usual, PP unleashed a torrent of misinformation & disinformation. #VichyPP is incapable of telling the truth and facts mean nothing to him, in his blind lust for power. #CdnDisinfo #cdnpoli 04923
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkGreg MacEachern @gregmaceachern.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The provincial debt was $337.6 billion in 2018-19 and this fiscal year it will be $485.1 billion — a staggering 43.7 per cent increase during the Tories' tenure. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...thestar.comDoug Ford’s Tories table record $244B Ontario budget amid hefty deficitFinance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy formed a budget with the biggest shortfall since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic six years ago. 256
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkGreg MacEachern @gregmaceachern.bsky.social · 26/03/2026“The $13.8-billion deficit in 2026-27 is $6-billion more than Ontario had projected just last fall. Ontario also now expects to remain $6.1-billion in the red in 2027-28, when it had previously said it expected a surplus that year. Ontario’s books aren’t set to be balanced until 2028-29.” 144
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkkawarthaNOW @kawarthanow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Words really do matter: Why it's time to leave the R-word in the past. Five Counties Children's Centre CEO reflects on how our choice of words can inform and inspire, or injure and do harm. kawarthanow.com/2026/03/26/w...kawarthanow.comWords really do matter: Why it’s time to leave the R-word in the past | kawarthaNOWBy Five Counties Children's Centre. Five Counties Children's Centre CEO reflects on how our choice of words can inform and inspire, or injure and do harm. 064
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Government that has slashed funding by more than $1500 per student, vilified educators, incapacitated school trustees, muzzled administrators, stonewalled parents, taken over school boards under the pretense of fiscal mismanagement, and axed OSAP demands that you keep politics out of education. 1012460
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkFatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 24/03/2026For all it's talk about the Ring of Fire, Ontario has not been involved in the federal government’s regional assessment of the region, withholding scientific data and funding needed to understand the impact of mining development. Story by @meyer.bsky.social & me thenarwhal.ca/ontario-fede...thenarwhal.ca‘Muzzling the process’: Ontario didn’t participate in Ring of Fire assessment | The NarwhalA report on the impacts of mining and other development in the Ring of Fire, produced by First Nations and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, reveals Ontario was absent 04224
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkDiana Chan McNally @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Invoking Bill 5 to designate the island airport a "special economic zone" isn't just overreach on municipal authority. It also allows the Ford government to circumvent all responsibility for harms caused to the land, water, wildlife, and human health around the airport — including future lawsuits.cp24.comOntario to seize ownership of Toronto Island Airport lands and declare it is a special economic zonePremier Doug Ford says the provincial government will be seizing ownership of city-owned lands at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport and declaring it a special economic zone, invoking new powers that will... 44920
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 18/03/2026“The erosion of the right to information goes hand in hand with the erosion of broader democratic rights.” 34615
Reposted by Jeremy BrinkJenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Doug on Friday: We’re changing the FOI law so I can keep my phone records secret. Doug on Sunday: We gotta protect ourselves against the Communist Chinese infiltrating our country! Doug on Tuesday: I have people’s confidential health info on my phone! Doug on Thursday (probably): What phone? 53816